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Europe Government
Governments in Germany, UK, and Russia.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How can a citizen of a DEMOCRATIC nation influence the government? | vote |
| In which European country do citizens vote for both the president AND one house in the legislature? | Russia |
| Who chooses the head of government in Germany and the UK? | parliament/legislature |
| How is the role of citizens in selecting the head of government in the United Kingdom and Germany similar? | In both countries, citizens indirectly elect the head of government. Citizens elect members of the legislature who then select the head of government. |
| Which form of government has: rights, freedoms, voting, and free elections? | democracy |
| Which BEST compares and contrasts the roles of citizens in the German and Russian governments? | German citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature. Russian citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their president. |
| What is one difference between parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy? | In a Parliamentary democracy, citizens vote for representatives who then choose the head of government; in a Presidential democracy, citizens vote for representatives and the executive leader |
| How is government leadership different in the United Kingdom and Russia? | In the United Kingdom, the monarch is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Russia, the president is the head of state and the head of government. |
| What is an example of an autocracy? | dictatorship |
| Which government has: -one ruler holding the power -limited rights & freedoms for citizens -few opportunities for citizens to participate in government -citizens have little choice in who leads the government | autocracy |
| How are the governmental systems of Russia and Germany different? | In Russia the head of government is voted on by the citizens, but in Germany the head of government is chosen by the legislature. |
| Which country has many restrictions on the rights of citizens? | Russia |
| What is democracy? | a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. (people vote and have many rights) |
| What is autocracy? | form of government with rule by one person with absolute power (people do not vote and have few rights) |
| What is a monarch? | Someone who inherits their title and/or power through the bloodline (like a king or queen) |
| What is legislature? | a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| What is a president? | an person elected to lead a country (can be in both a presidential and parliamentary democracy) |
| What is a prime minister? | head of government in a parliamentary democracy |
| What is a presidential democracy? | form of government in which the executive branch is elected separately from the legislative branch (people vote directly for both) |
| What is a parliamentary democracy? | system of government in which citizens elect representatives to a legislative parliament to make the necessary laws and decisions for the country (parliament then chooses the prime minister, not the people) |
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